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“Ride to the I” Registration is O-P-E-N
Just got word from Matt Schwarzmann ’90 at the Alumni Association– the 2015 “Ride to the I” registration site is up and running. The registration fee is $15, and that includes lunch, following the...
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Lying as a Strategic Business Plan
It would seem that Volkswagen decided that Lying and Cheating about its emissions test was a good business strategy. A business strategy that would result in increased sales, that would guarantee it...
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Cautionary Tale from Yugoslavia
This will not be everyone’s cup of tea, that’s for sure. Mildly inflammatory but certainly worth a look. About six months old– never seen it before or heard of the site– DaveO hisself sent it in and...
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This Should Cause Some VMI Alumni to Have Apoplexy
There is a coterie of VMI Alumni who despise Josiah Bunting. His comments posted over at Tom Ricks site will cause them great irritation. It would be interesting to ask the current Superintendent (I...
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2015 “Ride to the I”– Postponed
All: This just in, from Matt Schwarzmann… Attention Riders, Due to the foul weather predicted for this weekend, the decision has been made to postpone the 10th Annual Ride to The I. The new date will...
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Syria: The Great Power Flashpoint
“U.S. fears a clash with Russia over Syria” That sound you heard is a balance-of-power shift, and not one in our favor. One decidedly to our detriment. It’s bad enough that Putin’s actions, deftly and...
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Death of a Great Army Leader and Strategists
It was announced that General John R. Galvin died this past Friday in Jonesboro, Georgia. The New York Times Obituary gives him just credit for helping end the Cold War and providing a steady hand in...
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Artillery Thursday: From Reclaimed Relics to the Smallest Guided Munitions
From two ends of the firepower spectrum, the old and the massive to the new and the miniature, we bring you something– twothings– pretty nifty… “Blast from the past: 3 Civil War cannons pulled from...
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Whither Afghanistan?
The ever-vigilant, thoughtful commentator and stalwart Op-For loyalist George W ’64 sent in two articles on Afghanistan for consideration. The first is here, “Why Afghanistan is going to fall…” This is...
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And Winter is Coming…
Thus, a slightly off-topic excursion into the joys of firewood and fireplaces. When I bought my place just this past spring, one of the first major things I had done was to get a fireplace insert...
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Can the Pentagonians spell “war?”
I can’t tell who the Pentagon is fighting for. This we’ll defend? I think not. When Robert Gates was Secretary of Defense, he found that the Pentagon was ruled by a culture of bureaucratic delay and...
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My 2 cents on how the Army invests in its future
Trigger warnings: there is some profanity, and no women are mentioned, unless you count Rangers. In the spring of 2001, the Army conducted the Major’s board for Year Group 1991. In the Field Artillery,...
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Two Articles on Syria from Vastly Different Sources
The first, courtesy of MikeB’73. The second, courtesy of Tango Seven-Six. Each one is a little scattered, but both are worth a good look. Have at ’em. Comments, please.
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Russian Cruise Missiles: A Work in Progress? (UPDATED)
Update below… Talk about “shooting out”— Four cruise missiles launched from a Russian warship aimed at targets in Syria missed their target and crashed in Iran Thursday, a senior defense official told...
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Some Thoughts on Russia, Realism, and our National Security
Putin’s move into Syria is old-fashioned great-power politics. (Yes, people do that in the 21st century.) There is a domestic benefit to him, but he is not externalizing his problems at home. Russian...
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A Glorious October Day
Happy Columbus Day to all. The Admiral of the Ocean Seas is a man well worth remembering and honoring– especially if you are a Catholic– despite what the nattering multiculturalists will tell you....
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On Russia in Syria
Frequent commentator John Minehan shared this with me over at his Linkedin account and with his permission I am posting it here. “The Russian adventure in Syria will probably have a happier outcome...
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Weapons Wednesday: Farnam on Concealed-Carry Readiness
The latest Quip from the good Mr F, on true readiness. From a friend and colleague “At our monthly pistol match last weekend, our courageous (and now unpopular) match director included an optional...
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This Confirms My Belief the Army Wants No Part of the Middle East
Over at Defense One an article by General (retired) Gordon Sullivan and another one by the Commander of United States Army Europe Lieutenant General Ben Hodge make it clear the Army hopes that the...
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